philosopher
noun
a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
philosophers
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pluralof philosopher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As AI worries grew, EA philosophers such as MacAskill were "kind of thinking about the future of humanity," said Brian Berkey of the University of Pennsylvania.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The pledge was created by Oxford philosophers Toby Ord and Will MacAskill, who in 2011 helped coin the term “effective altruism,” or EA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In Chicago, ACT UP’s Gregg Bordowitz became her mentor and professor, and for three years, Rosales immersed herself in learning, becoming obsessed with Gertrude Stein and philosophers like Gilles Deleuze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
For thousands of years, philosophers, linguists, and cognitive scientists have debated whether language is essential for thought.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
And so the philosophers turned their minds to other things; later, no one could even remember the year in which they had performed this experiment, and no one wrote about it at the time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
